Municipalities of Vietnam
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Map of Centrally governed cities in Vietnam
Municipalities (Vietnamese: Thành phố trực thuộc Trung ương; literally cities centrally directed) are the highest-ranked cities in Vietnam.[1] They are centrally-controlled cities as province level.
- Municipalities
- Provincial cities
- Town
Three levels of cities in Vietnam:
Subdivisions
The municipalities are divided into urban districts and rural districts or district-level towns. In turns, urban districts are divided into wards, and rural districts are divided into communes and commune-level towns (thị trấn).
Current Vietnamese municipalities
| Municipality | Type | Region | Population (2009 Census) | Density (/km²) | Area (km²) | Divisions |
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| Ha Noi | Special-class | Red River Delta | 7,067,000 | 1,943.4 | 3,344.7 | List |
| Ho Chi Minh City | Special-class | Southeast | 7,891,411 | 3,419 | 2,095 | List |
| Can Tho | 1st-class | Mekong Delta | 1,237,300 | 807 | 1,389.6 | List |
| Da Nang | 1st-class | South Central Coast | 1,007,000 | 599 | 1,256 | List |
| Hai Phong | 1st-class | Red River Delta | 1,946,000 | 1,250.1 | 1,507.57 | List |
Proposed municipalities
- Thừa Thiên–Huế is proposed as a new municipality to be established by 2014[2]
- Đắk Lắk Province will be divided into the new Đắk Lắk province and Buôn Ma Thuột municipality (Central Highlands region).[3]
- 4 provinces will become municipalities:
- Bình Dương (2015-2020)[4][5]
- Khánh Hòa (2015)[6]
- Quảng Ninh (2020)[7]
- Thái Nguyên (2020)[8][9][10]
See also
References
- ↑ ISO 3166-2:VN
- ↑ Xây dựng Thừa Thiên-Huế thành TP trực thuộc TW
- ↑ theo kết luận số 60-KL/TW của Bộ Chính trị ban hành ngày 27/11/2009 về đề án "Xây dựng Buôn Ma Thuột thành đô thị trung tâm vùng Tây Nguyên"
- ↑ Báo Bình Dương Điện Tử
- ↑ Chạy đua nâng cấp đô thị - Chay dua nang cap do thi - Saigon Times Online - Thời báo Kinh tế Sài gòn - Thoi bao Kinh te Sai gon
- ↑ Báo Khánh Hòa
- ↑ Kỳ họp thứ hai, HĐND tỉnh khóa XII: thảo luận nhiều vấn đề quan trọng của tỉnh
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